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Squatter
Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use. Squatting is significantly more common in urban areas than rural areas, especially when urban decay occurs. According to author Robert Neuwirth, there may be as many as one billion squatters globally, or about one of every seven people.[1]
Fourth Amendment Rights for a Storage Locker Squatter
U.S. v. Murphy, 06-30582 (9th Cir., Feb. 20, 2008)
Does a meth manufacturer who is squatting in a storage facility have the same Fourth Amendment rights as a person who is living in a house? That?s the issue that faces a panel of the Ninth Circuit in this criminal decision...
Four-Legged Squatter Family "Pounces" At Chance To Move In To Vacant Foreclosed Home
Squatter Living In $700K Foreclosed Home Charged With Rigging Meter In Theft Of City Water
In Sugar Grove, Illinois, WLS-TV Channel 7 reports:Suburban police arrested a man accused of illegally moving into a mansion after its owners were evicted...
Accused Squatter Family Claims To Be Legal Tenant; Refuses To Show Lease, Won't Pay Rent Or Leave Foreclosed $1.5M Home
In Manhattan Beach, California, the Daily Breeze reports:The buyer of a foreclosed Manhattan Beach house last owned by a former Los Angeles Clipper is suing the occupants, alleging they are refusing to leave the once $2...
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